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Silver Bullets
There are no "silver bullets" or one-size-fits-all solutions. We may take giant steps from time to time, but they are still only steps in a journey that will –and must– continue until the day we die. "Success" in life is not so much about arriving as it is about...
Is it Really Love?
"Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law." (Romans 13:10) Love is a word our culture loves to throw around without definition. We use it in a way that seems to say the essence of love is "always be nice to me and never tell me...
Jesus chose you to conquer with Him
In Revelation chapter 17, ten mysterious kings rule for a short time, then consolidate their power in the hands of a great beast. They then rally their forces, all their might and power, and make war upon Jesus and His people. Not only that, but in this endeavor they...
You can overcome in Christ today
"Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that He can open the scroll and its seven seals." (Revelation 5:5) What is that unsolvable problem in your life? What is that question that can't be answered, that stronghold...
God’s justice is a pathway to His mercy
So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image... They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these...
God has perfect rest prepared for you
And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire–and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands. (Revelation 15:2) In several places throughout...
Fear of Man
Fear of man is a snare. (Proverbs 29:25) The Gospel frees us from the insecurity of needing other people's opinions to validate our worth. It frees us, therefore, from needing to manipulate the perceptions and impressions of everyone around us. This means that when...
God’s gospel is about God’s glory
And I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. And he said with a loud voice, "Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has...
God still commands the chaos
And the [first] beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months... Also it was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them...and by the signs that [the second beast] is allowed to...
Vision, Distraction, and Expectations
"So I sent messengers to them, saying, 'I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?'" (Nehemiah 6:3) Fulfilling a vision means being able to say no to the distractions of less important things. It...